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John Gilliland 1789–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1789

Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 16 January 1857

Death Location: Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Samuel Gilliland

Mother: Elizabeth Edmonston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thomas

Children(s): Mary Gilliland, Susan Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland, Lacey Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland

John Gilliland was born in 1789 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Samuel Gilliland And Elizabeth Jane Edmonston. In 1850, John Gilliland resided in District 21, Champaign, Illinois, USA. John Gilliland married Elizabeth Thomas, and had children including Lacey Ann Gilliland, Mary Jane Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, Susan Gilliland. John Gilliland passed away in 1857 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Gilliland was born in 1789 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Samuel Gilliland And Elizabeth Jane Edmonston.
  • In 1850, John Gilliland resided in District 21, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • John Gilliland married Elizabeth Thomas, and had children including Lacey Ann Gilliland, Mary Jane Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, Susan Gilliland.
  • John Gilliland passed away in 1857 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America.

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John Gilliland's Ancestors

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John Gilliland
1789–1857
Birth Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Gilliland
1754–1833
Calfpasture, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Jane) Edmonston
1754–1834
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Nathan Gilliland
1720–1790
Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Donahue
1725–1790
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gilliland
1685–1740
Elizabeth Smith
1695–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1669–1716

John Gilliland's Descendants

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John Gilliland (6 January 1789–16 January 1857) m. Elizabeth Thomas (abt 1794–)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Gilliland 1835–1921
  2. 2. Susan Gilliland 1816–1906
  3. 3. Nancy Gilliland 1814–1897
  4. 4. Lacey (Ann) Gilliland 1830–1915
  5. 5. Robert Gilliland 1830–1843
  6. 6. Nancy Gilliland 1836–

John Gilliland's Timeline

3 Records

1789
6 January 1789
Birth of John Gilliland in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 61
John Gilliland resided here in District 21, Champaign, Illinois, USA
District 21, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1857
16 January 1857
Age 68
Death of John Gilliland in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1789
    Event Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 21, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 99; Page: 114b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 21, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 21, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 99; Page: 114b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1857
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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